Gambia: NBR Residents Call for Senegambia Cross-Border Environmental Committee –

By: Binta Jaiteh

Residents of the North Bank Region (NBR) have called for the setting up of a joint cross-border environmental committee between Gambia and Senegal to combat deforestation and other ecological challenges facing border communities.

This was one of the recommendations emerging from the North Bank Citizens’ Assembly on Climate Change held recently in Kerewan. The forum, spearheaded by the Great Green Wall Frontline in collaboration with Democracy Next, brought together…